Northern and central Kerala have been battered by heavy rains of the Southwest monsoon since August 8, which has left 29 people dead. Tourists were barred from entering the hilly Idukki district after roads caved in at many places.

Heavy rain lashed the coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi in Karnataka, disrupting traffic and severely affecting normal life. Throughout the day, roads in many parts of Mangaluru and other cities remained flooded.Read News

The weather office has warned of more thunderstorms in north, north-east and parts of south India for the next two days after Sunday's thunderstorm and dust storm left behind a trail of destruction in four states.Read News

Indian Meteorological Department official has predicted another dust storm in parts of Rajasthan and UP over the next two days. The dust storm on Wednesday left behind a trail of destruction killing at least 109 people and injuring nearly 200.Read News

A heavy dust storm swept across several parts of western and northern India on Wednesday, killing at least 68 people and injuring hundreds in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand and leaving a trail of destruction, uprooting trees and disrupting power supply in Punjab and Haryana as well.
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A new study to identify seismically susceptible areas in the Western Himalayas has shown that "almost the entire states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand and a portion of Jammu and Kashmir" are most at risk.

A UN report says "timely and massive evacuation saved lives" during Cyclone Hudhud that slammed coastal Andhra Pradesh and Odisha last October, leaving only 41 dead in a disaster of that magnitude.Read News

For the people of Jammu and Kashmir, 2014 was about trauma and pain the century's worst deluge brought to them. Though the state is prone to natural disasters, it has never seen such devastating floods. "2014 would be remembered as the year when the worst natural disaster in the history of the state took place. Heavy rainfall that lashed the Jammu region and the deluge that engulfed several parts of Kashmir valley have etched its place in the darkest chapter of the state history,"Read News

Survivors of Asia's 2004 tsunami and relatives of its 226,000 victims gather along shorelines of the Indian Ocean on Friday for prayers and memorial services to mark the 10th anniversary of a disaster that still leaves an indelible mark on the region. When a 9.15-magnitude quake opened a faultline deep beneath the ocean a decade ago on 26 December, it triggered a wave as high as 17.4 meters (57 feet) which crashed ashore in more than a dozen countries,Read News

Time, it is said, is a great healer. For the hundreds of villagers in Uttarakhand who lost their homes and livelihoods in the flash floods last June 16 and for the thousands all over the country whose loved ones were washed away by the swirling waters, the passage of time has brought no solace.Read News

On January 26, India's 65th Republic Day, 21 tourists died in a boat accident off Viper Island, just near the dockyards in Port Blair in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It was reported that the boat was overcrowded and there were no life jackets or divers on board.Read News

The grand Mycenaens, who inspired the legends of the Trojan Wars, ' The Iliad' and ' The Odyssey,' abruptly disappeared around 1200 B.C., marking the start of a Dark Ages in Greece. The decline of the Mycenaens is a mystery that has baffled many historians;leading explanations include warfare with invaders or uprising by lower classes. Read News